Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-26
WOMEN DENIED A VOTE.
THE SENATE VOTES DOWN MIR.
BLAIIVS AMENDMENT.

Ayes to ~ Nays.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 25-In the Senate
today Mr.. Blair moved to lay aside the
unfinished business and to take up the
proposed woman suffrage constitutional
amendment. The motion was carried by
u vote of 25 to Is.
Before proceeding with consideration
of the suffrage resolution the chair an
nounced his signature to the Interstate
commerce bill.
Following is the text of the proposed
amendment: 1.-The right of citizens of
the United States 10 vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States,
or by any State, on account OF sex. Con-
gress shall have power, by appropriate
legislation, to enforce the provisions of
this article.
MIR. BROWNS REASONING.
Mr.. Brown addressed the Senate in op-
position. He SAID that as member of
The select committee on woman suffrage
ne had signed with Senator Cockrell) a
minority report in which they had sought
TO establish the fact that the proposed
legislation would be iniudicious and un-
wise. He should not hesitate to reiterate
to-day portion of what he had then
said He believed that the Creator IN
males OF the human race should be diff
1erent, and that their duties and Oblga-
tions, While they differed materially were
equally important ana equally honorable.
woMAN's PRESENT POWER.
1t was doubtful, he said, whether the
man or the woman had now the most in
fiuence in governmental affairs. An intel
ligent, noble, cultivated woman was
power behind the throne. All her in
II VI Of M, oil l1fN nd
government. She now exercised an i'm
perceptible influence in public affairs
much greater than she could if female
suffrage were enacted, 1t might be a
qualification to small minority of wO-
men, but it would be cruelty to large
majority OF them.
WHO WOULD VOTE.
The most ignorant and less refined por-
tions OF the female population (to cay
nothing OF the baser classeS) would flock
80 the polls, while the refined, intelligent
and virtuOus women would stay al home.
Thus there would be vast prepOnderance
i Of Ignorance and vice at the polls. Things
were bad enough now in that connection.
Was the Senate ready 10 expose women
a to such Generalization and the country
q to such strain in order merely to crafty
q a small minority at the expense OF NOR
II tifcatiOn to a large majority. He re-
e garded the movement as an at
a tempt to reverse the very laws
q Of being. Neither the physical nor
moral laws of nature could be reversed
4 but this Was movement TO attempt to re-
81 verse those laws. His opinion was that
a very large majority Of the American
people (and even of the female sex
MOppOsed this movement, and they were
wise in doing so. He therefore protested
#agalnst the passage of the resolution.
THE RESOLUTION REJECTED.
Mr.. DOlph argued in lavor OF the reso-
Hutton, and held that the question for the
#Senate was not that OF establishing
woman suffrage but of submitting that
#queston to the vote of the several States.
" Mr.. HOar also supported the resolution.
Messrs. Eustls and Vest opposed it,
and Mr.. Blair closed the debate in favor
i of the resolution,
A vote was then taken and the resolu-
ton was rejected. The vote was:
.# YEAs-Messrs. Blair, Bowen, Cheney,
Conger, CullOm, Dolpb, Farwell, Hoar,
Manderson, Mitchell OF Oregon, Mitchell
Of Pennsylvania. Palmer, Plat, Sherman,
Teller, and Wilson of Iowa-l6.
NAYS-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Black
burn, Brown, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Col.
Muuitt, Eustis. Evarts, George, Gray,
Hampton, Harris, Hawley, Ingalls,, Jones
of Nevada, Mem illan, Mcpherson, Ma
bone, Morgan, Morrill,, Payne, Pugh,
AcaulsourY, sawyer, seven, SpOoner,
Nance, Vest, Walthall, Whitthorne, Will
Hams and Wilson of Maryland-34.
W Pairs were announced between Messrs.
XChace and Ransom, Dawes and Maxey,
MGorman and Frye, stanford and Camden,
Miller and Kenna, Butler and Cameron,
end Jones OF Arkansas ana Harrison.
M MIR. Plumb was absent when the vote
was taken, but afterward said he would
haye voted aye.
WOMEN IN CONVENTION.
& The National Convention OF the Woman
kuffrage Association opened its sessions
here today, and hundred or more ladies
trOm all parts of the country-Ieaders in
the woman suffrage mOVement-were in
HE Senate gallery to-day when Senator
Blair moved to postpone pending business
1or the purpose of discussing the pro-
losed constitutional amendment giving
I'D be right OF suffrage to women. Senator
Etall, whose resolution relating 10 the
SElorida railroad was under discussion,
t1nade plea against the proposition to
Misplace 1t.
Senator George called attention TO the
Unfinished state Of The bill for the estab-
lishment of agricultural experiment sta
Mons, setting forth its parliamentary
Nights and protesting against any action
which would push it permanently aside.
fcoNGREssMEN AS RAILROAD ATTORNEYS
the notice he gave last night of his pur-
Apose to press the railroad attorney bill to-
day, and alluded to the lolg postpone
ment OF this measure, already once
p6ssed by the Senate and brought back
for reconsideration. A very distinguished
lady & Miss Anthony had sent for hin
three times this morning, and he had re-
fused TO 20 out because he knew he would
be unable TO refuse what she would ask.
Mr. Blair was impOrtunate and, backed
by the influence OF the gallery. proved too
strOrg for the array against him. Even
Senators Call and Beck, upon being
Bought TO the issue, voted against their
own measures and in favor OF the ladies'.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
THE vote in detail was rs follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Beck, Blair, Bowen,
Brown, Butler, Gail, Cheney, Conger,
Cnlon, Dolph, Eyarts, Farwell, Frye,
Hale, Hawiey, Henderson, Mitchell, OF
Oregon, Morrill,, Palmer, Platt, Plumb,
lansom, Sherman, Teller, and Wilson, OF
iowa. Total %.
NAYS - Messrs. Berry, Blackburn,
Cbcsrell, Coke, George, Gibson, Gray,
Mcmillan, Morgan, Payne, Pugh, Sauls-
bury, Sawyer, Vest, walthall, and
Whitthorne. Total 16.
IA Carolina Not Bashful.